IT'S FOR A LIFETIME- WHAT IS THERE TO GAIN? (120 hits)

When it comes to achieving your target weight…don’t look at it as how much you have to lose…instead look at it as how much you stand to gain.
I f you are like a lot of women, over the years, for whatever reason, you’ve found yourself with a few pounds more than what your healthcare provider would classified as desirable.
Yeah, I know, we put those cute labels on it like “pleasingly plump or fluffy, but when you get real with yourself, the truth is, you are overweight.
Now that we have that out the way…what are you to do? NO…NO…NO…we are not going to try any of those numerous diets we have heard about, read about, or some of us even tried before. This time the approach has to be different. You need to develop a lifestyle plan for a lifetime change.
So what is there to gain you ask? More than 300,000 lives could be saved every year if Americans maintained a healthy weight. Obesity is the second most common preventable cause of death in the United States with smoking being the number one cause.
Being overweight puts you at risk for other health problems. You also increase your chances of developing other diseases – type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, sleep apnea, varicose veins, and high blood pressure, some forms of cancer, bone and joint disease, gallbladder disease, and some skin abnormalities.
It is clear now to see there are many benefits of weight management. You not only lower your chances of developing some serious chronic health problems but you also will feel better, inside and out.
Weight management has to be approached as a lifetime of lifestyle change and you begin with one change at a time. Posted By: Belinda Anderson
Thursday, October 16th 2008 at 1:31PM
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